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Daily Walks

Yesterday I finally started taking Eva for a daily walk... I know 2 days in a row so far ;)
Because she is a large woman!

So yesterday she came in after a 30 minute walk and laid down and made a huge puddle of "I am dying" slobber on the floor.
But today was my turn for a problem! When we went yesterday I didn't have any pockets on me, so I took off the house key and clipped it to her collar and held my cell phone. No biggie. Well this morning I walked out the door to go to work, locked the handle from inside and went to lock the bolt with the key..... small problem. I didn't replace the key from yesterday's walk! So I ran across the street to our neighbors and got our spare key (they are a super sweet couple from our church and they watch Eva when we go out of town.) So morning crisis averted. 1 o'clock rolls around again today and we get ready to go out and walk again. I grab the keys and my cell phone and a jacket and we walk out, me locking the the knob handle as I pull the door shut. I go to lock the bolt with the keys that I remembered to grab this time and low and behold.... I grabbed the church keys! They are exactly the same shape and color as the house keys! So now my house key is locked inside and the spare house key is locked inside. The back gate was locked and no way in. Praise God that I took my cell phone :) I called Aaran and he drove 40 mins up from work to let us back in after our 39 minute walk :)

So who knows what day 3 is going to be like?

Sadly Delinquient ...oops!

Okay wow! I can't believe it's been since the spring since I've posted. Well for the last 2 months I have been in full sewing swing because I will be doing my first craft show next weekend!

 

If you're going to be in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area next week, stop by and shop a little! :)

Here are some things that I have been working on.

The Amy Bag

Turquoise Rosette Hair Tie

Baby Shoes

Ang Bag

Jenn Purse

Turquoise Rosette Headband

Bib & Burp Cloth

Nursing Cover... a friend of mine suggested I call them Boobie Blankets.... I don't know if I can do that with a straight face!

Diaper Cover as modeled by my bear :)

Embroidered Pillow

Lindsey Purse

Ang Bag

White Rosette Headband

Progress? I don't think so...

So I know it's been a LONG time since I have posted anything about sewing the Butterick 5383 and that's because it's been a long time since I have sewn anything on it :) I lost my sewing mojo for a while.... but I am still not quite sure it is back :S

So here is the update..... PROBLEMS GALORE! Really if you know anything about clothing construction, now would be the time to chime in :) because I am stuck at what to do next and I don't know if i can go back either... so here's the damage...

After some friendly advice from the Joann lady I figured out what the staystitching thing was all about, so I got that in there just fine.

Then I proceeded to the invisible zipper with not too much fuss. (Even though I don't have that invisible zipper block foot thing, I managed with my regular zipper foot.)

Then I had a "tube" of a dress if you will, so I decided to try it on before going any further.... here is  where the flying bird gets plastered by the car going 75mph....

Oh dear where do I start! There is so much floppy fabric in the front where it's ruched (sp?)... and because I obviously over ruched the front is TOO SHORT! (Like way too short...) The hips are pretty snug, like afraid to sit down snug and the back above the rump is very fabricy too...

Now I don't know what to do. To go back and un-ruch some of the side would mean A LOT of ripping out stitches and ripping out the zipper. And even if I did that I am not sure if that would afford me more room in the hips too...

Help someone who knows better than me!!

Funky Find New Hat

I went this weekend up to Fort Worth to check out an indie craft fair I found out about through etsy.

It was pretty good. It was super small compared to what I was used to going to back in the day when my mom did bazaars at the Camplex. I wanted to check it out because I am thinking about entering a booth next year. That would be totally exciting and I would have to get a lot of products made!
I met up with my grandma and we perused the 2 aisles. There was a lot of super cute stuff! (Also a lot of things that would not interest me :) ) I could have bought a lot, but since handmade is always a little more costly than retail (unfortunately) I only bought one of the many things I was eying. Behold my new hat!!

I need YOU!!! ... to vote

As once again I am crafting and now I have run into an impasse... Do I go with version 1...

 

  

Or version 2...

 

  

The background fabric is baby blue linen and the accents are gray canvas. Alright please help me by leaving your input in the comments!!!

Sunday Outfit

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Happy Sunday!!